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Thank you to Rue Magazine for mentioning our newest location in San Francisco in their Shop Spotlight this month!

"After opening their first showroom in San Francisco twenty years ago, followed by several years away from the city, Cisco Home has just opened a new showroom in San Francisco’s design district. We spoke with founder Cisco Pinedo about their seventh location.
Welcome back! Once you decided to re-open in San Francisco, what was the process for designing the store?
Our first steps were figuring out a way to get back in the design
district and then find a building that had the right architecture for
our brand. Our focus has always been to embrace the space and bring our
DNA into it, not change the character of the space.

What is your inspiration as a designer?
My inspiration is definitely always nature and my curiosity to figure
out what to do with materials and objects that others have discarded. I
find beauty in materials that are not heavily engineered have somehow
have been formed through the exposure of nature. I think my style is definitely focused on comfort and embracing a
relax way of living. I believe that an over designed spaces creates too
much chaos, when we already have enough activities in our day-to-day
life.

Congratulations on the new location. Any other exciting projects in the works?
Our focus is to continue to develop product for the home that embraces
sustainability and craftsmanship, while always making sure that we are
using materials that are good for our health and environment!"

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"Cisco Home closed its Hayes Valley location earlier this year, and moved into the
SF Design Center. The space is only temporary, and come January, the sustainable furniture
brand will unveil its permanent location (still within the SFDC). Once
settled there, expect to find the entire range of a new furniture
collection inspired by the 1930s' modern revolution."

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And what better way to send it off than with the loveliest of dining rooms!

Last weekend we kicked off our 6 week Dining Tables and Chairs Promotion! We are doing 20% off of all dining tables (including Tarracea) and chairs and right now in Pasadena we have several dining room tables and chairs in stock and ready for the holidays! If you're not quiet sure what will work for your space, Susie and Amanda are here to help! We offer in-home interior design services in Pasadena to make sure your new pieces fit your space perfectly.

In addition to our sale, we have partnered up with Tree Musketeers and are committed to planting a tree in California for every dining table we sell! Not familiar with Tree Musketeers you say? Well, here are a few fun facts about this amazing company:

Tree Musketeers is based in El Segundo, California. They were the first youth-led environmental organization and have received numerous prestigious awards over the years including from 3 U.S. Presidents! Tree Musketeers currently has 1,800 local trees in its care. Once the trees are at maturity, they will remove 88 tons of pollution from the air each year.On a global basis, more than 1,914,066 trees by 1,047,361 young people have been planted under Tree Musketeers programs during the past 15 years.Your impact will be made by planting tree's locally in California. For more information you can visit their website at: http://treemusketeers.org/

"TREE MUSKETEERS has a vision in which children all over the world are planting trees and becoming leaders of social change. With full knowledge that one person, no matter how small, can make a difference, they are united in action to ensure a healthy future for Earth and themselves. Altering the course of global warming is a huge challenge and planting trees is a meaningful solution to this problem. Help the environment! Plant a tree in a metropolitan area in the US."

So let’s give thanks for good people doing good things and with a new dining room table to entertain those good people!

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Thank you to C Social Front for featuring our Mid-Century Collection along with the mentions of our newest Cisco Home Stores in Costa Mesa, Palo Alto and San Francisco:

"Family-run sustainable furniture company Cisco Home looked to the past for their latest Midcentury collection fit for the
likes of any vintage-style or Palm Springs abode. Designed as a wink to
the 1930s, the new line features classic, clean-lined goods (all made
with upcycled or eco materials) from platform beds made with reclaimed
Douglas Fir, to industrial-inspired stools and pendant lamps made with
recycled glass, and upholstered armchairs."

DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE, GARDENS,
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LIVING

These days, how a chair is made can be just as important as how it looks. We continue our California Look 2011 poll by asking you to consider these four California designs. Vote for your favorite and tell us why you think it speaks to the idea of modern living.

And the nominees are ...

A.Gregg Fleishman'sLumberest dining chair. Culver Cityarchitect Fleishman, no stranger toL.A. at Home, uses interlocking parts to create a chair that is cut from a single piece of 4-by-8-foot laminated plywood, reducing waste. It ships flat and unfolds for use. The intricately patterned design provides a springy seat and back for comfort.

B.KatsofromCisco Home. Talk about modern times. The Los Angeles firm has made an admirable attempt to keep manufacturing local and in many ways symbolizes the challenges facing the furniture industry. Locally made, the Katso stool is a wonderful example of fashionable industrial design: a tractor-style seat carved from solid wood and set on a steel base.

C.TheMariachair fromSidecar Furniturein the Highland Park neighborhood of L.A. Owner David Johnson not only designed the chair but also builds them himself. He uses "urban forested" walnut for a frame constructed with mortise and tenon joinery, and he weaves the cane seat and back by hand. The result is exceptionally strong and stylish -- an example of classic craftsmanship that we think speaks to the desire for handmade work in a manufactured-in-China world.

D.Thedining chairfromMarmol Radziner. The Los Angeles architecture firm's achievements include the restoration of Richard's Neutra's Kaufmann house in Palm Springs, the design and production of prefab homes and a line offurniture. The firm's Dining Group has a strong architectural presence and is made to order from solid walnut or maple.

Which should take the throne? Cast your ballot below. We'll close voting in this category in three days, so share your opinion now about which chair best captures the spirit of home design today.

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Pop 5: Eco Shopping in San Francisco

For our newly minted Pop 5 list, we've found the five best places in San Francisco for eco-minded shopping. Thanks to everyone who chimed in with suggestions; we even got some great spots to visit in the East Bay now. In honor of Earth Day this Friday, here are the five best places to shop for eco-friendly goods in SF.

For furniture: Cisco Home
(580 Hayes St., 415-436-0131) Specializing in eco-friendly furniture
from names like Epoch, John Derian, and Habita, Cisco (pictured) is the
ultimate destination for sustainable (if aspirational) pieces.

For jewelry: Manika Jewelry
(11 Maiden Lane, 415-399-1990) An alternative to its more traditional
Union Square neighbors, Manika carries work by many artisans who work in
eco-friendly gold and silver that's reclaimed rather than mined, and
the boutique contributes a percentage of sales to local and
international charities.

For books and gifts: Green Arcade
(680 Market St., 415-431-6800) When I first heard about Green Arcade, I
thought, how can they fill a whole store with eco-topical books? The
answer: by expanding the definition of eco to include natural and local
history, travel and lifestyle guides, even mushroom foraging how-tos,
plus a selection of stylish gifts.

For everything else: Branch
(345 Ninth St., Ste. 202, 415-626-1012) Even if it weren't
earth-friendly, Branch would be one of the best boutiques in town. This
gifting haven carries eco accessories, home accents, kitchenware and
tabletop items, bed, bath, and baby products, and much more.